2023 Summer Camps
Goodwinds 2023 Kite & Wing Foil camps:
Details:
Week 1: June 5th Mon-Friday 9:30AM-1:00PM
Week 2: June 12th Mon-Friday 9:30AM-1:00PM
*More weeks might be added upon demand.
Prices:
Kite Camp: $1,350.00 plus tax, per person.
Wingfoil Camp: $995 plus tax, per person.
This is intensive camp is perfect for juniors and teens interested in entering the world of kitesurfing or those who want to take their riding to the next level. The Camp will provide the basic building blocks to become independent, safe, responsible and self-sufficient riders.
Kite: Minimum age is 12 years old; proficient swimming skills.
Wing: Minimum age is 10 years old; proficient swimming skills.
What is the learning experience like?
With a 2:1 ratio (kite) and 3:1 ratio (wing) beginner students will be paired up by similar experience and weight with another student. Their assigned instructor will teach the foundations for becoming safe and independent water sport practitioners.
Intermediate to advanced teen kite boarders will be grouped by ability levels and learn how to take their kite boarding to the next level. From the basics of jumping, to dark slides, to foil board riding, our elite group of coaches will guide the students through what it takes to tackle all the progression skills.
What does it include:
The camps include 3.5 hours of daily coaching, for 5 days and use of all equipment.
- Monday-Friday, 9:30AM-1:00PM
As part of the camp, students will have access to the following when needed:
- assistance by use of water vessels
- radio-helmet instruction
- video coaching
- classroom and technical coaching
What if there is no wind or bad weather?
Kitesurfing and wing foiling are sports that involve many elements, and in order to become proficient and safe, there is a lot of theory to learn. Thus, when there is no wind or conditions are not ideal, we will help build our students’ understanding of the sport that leads to good judgement and safety on the water. We are lucky at Goodwinds that we have one of the most complete water sport centers in the world and are able to offer:
- Classroom instruction that covers safety, equipment, seamanship, physics, weather forecasting, technique and wind theory
- Video coaching
- Stretching, preparation and wellness techniques
- Junior lifeguard basic techniques
- Equipment maintenance and repairs
- Board riding practice behind our skis
- Other fun water sport adventures such as paddle boarding, surfing and wakeboarding
Will my teen/junior be riding in one week?
Week 1 is the perfect opportunity to educate the kids on safety, emergency mechanisms, self rescuing techniques and kite control mastery. Too many schools rush this process and expose their students to board riding without having the ideal kite control to be a safe and independent kite boarder. Even though riding independently is the end goal, students all learn at different paces and we will focus on a building block process where every student will progress to the next level at their own pace. For total beginners we will work on board riding basics.
What happens on Week 2? *We will match the learning pace of every student, but we might work on some of these techniques on week 1 for some. *
Once students start taking their first rides, we work on speed management, kite positioning while riding, controlled and emergency stops, consistently staying upwind, right of way rules, changing course and transitions, board recovery, water relaunching their kites and more! We also revisit and practice self-rescue, walking upwind while flying the kite, more launching and landing, emergency mechanisms, gear selection according to weather, weather reading etc.
What if we can only do one week?
If unable to do two weeks of camp, we recommend for total beginners to do one week of camp followed up with some private lessons.
Interested? Don’t wait and save your space!
Email: info@goodwindsdorado.com